CFA 3rd Quarter Review Civics

Order the steps of a Civil Case from 1st to last.

• Plaintiff files a complaint

• Verdict may be appealed to a higher court

• Verdict given

• Case is heard by a Judge/Jury

"This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof... shall be the supreme law of the land..." You can conclude

• the Senate can make any law it deems necessary

• the President must obey Congress

• the Constitution is the supreme law of the land

• the Supreme Court can have up to 12 justices

Which of the following cases would be heard in a Juvenile Court?

• Traffic violations for a minor

• Misdemeanor case for an adult

• Felony Case for an adult

• Civil case involving adults

A defendant is charged with damaging federal property and breaking a federal law. Which court would hear the case first?

• Virginia Circuit Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals

• U.S. District Court

• Virginia General District Court

Which of the following courts has appellate jurisdiction, in addition to original jurisdiction in felony cases?

• Virginia Circuit Court

• Virginia General District Court

•  U.S. District Court

• Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court

The powers of local government are given to it by the

• Declaration of Independence

• General Assembly & Constitution of Virginia

• U.S. Constitution

• Charter of the VA. Company of London

Over which level of government are individuals able to exercise the greatest amount of influence?

• National

• State

• International

• Local

Drop the Legislative bodies into the correct square

a

b

c

Board of Supervisors

Town Council

City Council

Place the steps of a criminal trial in order from first to last

• The arraignment. Plea entered. Court date set.

• The accused is arrested with probable cause

• Trial occurs.

• Guilty verdict may be appealed.

• The accused is released on bail or sent to jail

The power to review the constitutionality of laws by the supreme courts of the United States and Virginia is known as…

• Civil review

• Electoral Review

• Judicial Review

• Constitutional Review